毒霾密布，笼罩河内天空，放眼望，可视范围不足一英里。在北京，空气糟糕时，小学生或停课在家，或禁足在教室。上海的一个妈妈说，让孩子戴防毒口罩要费一番工夫。
New York Times readers living in the most polluted cities in the world shared with us how theymanage in the face of toxic smog. What follows is a selection of the more than 100 responsesreceived. They have been edited and condensed.
生活在世界污染最严重城市里的《纽约时报》读者，和我们分享如何设法与毒霾共存。我们从100份答卷中含“霾”咀华，以“飨”读者。
Some readers said they checked air pollution levels more than the weather, while others said theywere lucky to be able to afford costly air purifiers for their homes.
What is your experience with air pollution?
有读者说，他们查空气污染指数比天气预报还勤;也有的说，家里买得起昂贵的空气净化器算是幸运的。你的故事呢?
Keeping Children Inside
家里的孩子
Lina Farrow, 37, in Suzhou, China.
Children ages 5 years and 8 months
All of our activities are planned around the air pollution levels. Checking the pollution levels everymorning is routine and that determines what we do and how we do it, especially during the weekends.
一切生活都视污染而定，每天早上查了污染指数后，才决定今天干什么，怎么干，尤其双休日。
I have young children and it is difficult to explain why we can’t go out so they can ride their scootersor simply kick a football in the park. On polluted days when it is high but not horrendous, we have totake the kids to the play areas in the malls, rather than go outdoors.
很难和小孩子解释为什么不能出去，不能在公园里玩玩滑板车，踢踢足球。污染天里，只要没爆表，我们只能带孩子去商场里玩，没法在户外活动。
Terri Schwartzbeck, 41, in Beijing.
Children ages 6 and 10
We are more focused on taking advantage of a “good air day,” i.e. telling the kids to go outside andplay and exercising outdoors, because staying inside when the air is bad is a fact of life.
我们更重视趁着“清朗日”让孩子们去户外活动玩耍，空气不好的日子里，呆在室内已成了日常生活。
All international schools have restrictions if the Air Quality Index reaches a certain level, meaning thatchildren must play indoors at recess and lunch. It’s signaled by two bells instead of one. The kids allknow to listen for those two bells.
空气质量指数达到一定程度后，所有国际学校都规定，课间和午间孩子们必须在室内活动。这用两次铃声来提示，孩子们都知道这个。
Worsening Health
身体遭殃
Wu Yifan, 22, in Nanjing, China.
I have been the victim of allergic rhinitis since I moved from the suburbs to the city. When the smogappears, my nose feels very bad. I can’t even breathe. I also feel very depressed when the city isengulfed with smog.
自从搬到南京城区，我一直患过敏性鼻炎。霾重时，鼻子感觉很不好，甚至没法呼吸。城市被霾笼罩，我心情也很沮丧。
I haven’t made any changes to my daily routine. However, as an illustrator, I make art hoping thatpeople will constantly pay attention to the problem instead of just complaining, trying to forget aboutit, and pretending that it doesn’t exist.
我每天的生活没什么变化，可作为一个插画家，我的作品希望人们不断关注这个问题，而不只是抱怨，试图忘却或假装不存在。
Paying Dearly
代价高昂
Panachayil Jacob Varughese, 33, in Trivandrum, India.
We purchased an air purifier and have been using it for the past few months, albeit only in thebedroom. We are not purchasing more air filters as they are pretty pricey, and we may have to thinktwice before putting our money there.
我们买了一台空气净化器，过去几个月一直在用，但只在卧室用。我们没买更多空气净化设备，太贵了，要花钱时总要三思。
We have also purchased a special health insurance package for the whole family. It gives us peaceof mind in case we develop severe health problems.
我们也给全家人购买了特别健康保险，就算得了重病，也能内心平和。
Surabhi Srivastava, 26, in New Delhi
I now use sort of a scarf every day to cover my nose and mouth, but it has more psychologicalbenefits than actual practical benefits in terms of protecting myself from the harmful air I breathe.
我每天戴着围巾，把口鼻捂起来，可这对抵御有害空气而言，多半只有些心理作用，没什么实际功效。
I would like to buy a mask and/or an air purifier, but they are quite expensive, and while they mightbe useful in the short term, air pollution in New Delhi is a structural problem that requires a morecomprehensive long-term solution.
我想买个口罩或一台空气净化器，可实在太贵了。他们短期内有用，可新德里的空气污染是结构性问题，需要全面、长远的解决方案。
Struggling to Breathe
呼吸困难
Presly Mellor in Suzhou, China.
I’m constantly checking the air quality and deciding whether or not it’s worth going outside that day.
我们不停地查看天气质量，决定要不出门。
If I have to go to work, I bite the bullet and walk as fast as I can so I get to my work with the airpurifiers.
如果必须去上班，我紧闭口鼻，以最快的速度走到单位，那里有空气净化器。
I will be leaving Beijing soon to move to Ningbo, in the eastern province of Zhejiang, because of myhealth. I have been living in Beijing for the past six months, and from the first week I moved here,I’ve felt the effects. I’ve had chronic chest pain and a hard time breathing on a daily basis. I neverrealized the impact of pollution before moving to Beijing.
因为健康问题，我很快要从北京搬到浙江宁波去。过去半年，我一直住在北京，到北京第一周，我就有反应了。我胸闷，每天呼吸困难。去北京前，我从没想到污染能这么厉害。
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